-li-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "li"

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɪ/

Infix

-li-

1. (pharmacology) a shortened allomorph of the monoclonal antibody affix -lim-, used before the affixes -xi- and -zu- for ease of pronunciation

Derived terms

English terms interfixed with -li-

Anagrams

• I'l, IL, il-

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Swahili

Prefix

-li-

1. Forms the past tense in verbs.

Verb

-li-

1. Prefixed with uffixed with the general relative "o of reference" to make relative forms of "to be".

Usage notes

Like the future and past tenses of -wa (“to be”), any of the three locative suffixes -po, -ko, or -mo can be appended to the end of any fully conjugated relative form of to be to indicate location, i.e. "mambo yaliomo" = "the things which are inside".